Lexic.us

Definition of Glycol

1. Noun. A sweet but poisonous syrupy liquid used as an antifreeze and solvent.

2. Noun. Any of a class of alcohols having 2 hydroxyl groups in each molecule.

Definition of Glycol

1. n. A thick, colorless liquid, C₂H₄(OH)₂, of a sweetish taste, produced artificially from certain ethylene compounds. It is a diacid alcohol, intermediate between ordinary ethyl alcohol and glycerin.

Definition of Glycol

1. Noun. (organic chemistry) Any aliphatic diol. ¹

2. Noun. (organic compound) A thick, colourless liquid, C₂H₄(OH)₂, of a sweetish taste, produced artificially from certain ethylene compounds and used as an antifreeze; ethylene glycol. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Glycol

1. an alcohol [n -S] : GLYCOLIC [adj] - See also: alcohol

Medical Definition of Glycol

1. A thick, colourless liquid, C2H4(OH)2, of a sweetish taste, produced artificially from certain ethylene compounds. It is a diacid alcohol, intermediate between ordinary ethyl alcohol and glycerin. Any one of the large class of diacid alcohols, of which glycol proper is the type. Origin: Glycerin + -ol. See Glycerin. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Glycol

glycogenolyses glycogenolysis glycogenolytic glycogenosis glycogens glycogeusia glycoglycerolipid glycoglycerolipids glycoglycinuria glycohydrolase

glycohydrolases glycohydrolysis glycohydrolytic glycoinositolphospholipid glycoinositolphospholipids glycol (current term) glycol ethers glycol nucleic acid glycolaldehyde glycolaldehydetransferase

glycolate glycoleucine glycolic glycolic acid glycolic acid dehydrogenase glycolic aciduria glycolide glycolipid glycolipid lipidosis glycolipids

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